Page 12 - Aircrafts

Hanuman's image returns on HAL's display aircraft on last day of Aero India

A picture of Lord Hanuman returned to the vertical stabiliser of the static display aircraft model of defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on the last day of Aero India 2023 here, three days after it was removed without assigning any reason. Anjaneya, as Hanuman is also referred to, is seen with his mace in battle mode and the caption below the sticker read, "The storm is coming". An HAL official, on condition of anonymity, told PTI that they carried out orders as received. The HTFT-42 trainer aircraft has been kept at the HAL's Hall-3 here at the five-day aviation exhibition. Three days ago, the display came up at the pavilion eliciting curiosity among onlookers. As it hit headlines, the defence PSU removed it without citing any particular reason.

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd to provide MRO support for GA-ASI's MQ-9B engines

State-run aerospace behemoth Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will provide maintenance support services for engines of American MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft System, considered one of the most sophisticated armed drones globally, for their operations in India, officials said on Wednesday. The announcement of the project comes amid India's ongoing talks with the US to procure 30 MQ-9B armed drones at a cost of over USD 3 billion primarily to crank up its surveillance apparatus along the frontier with China as well as in the Indian Ocean region. The HAL and US defence major General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI), the manufacturer of the MQ-9Bs, announced the collaboration on the MRO (maintenance repair and overhaul) services for the drones on the sidelines of Aero India-2023 at the Yelahanka air base complex. In 2020, the Indian Navy had taken on lease two MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones from General Atomics for a period of one year for surveillance in the Indian Ocean. The lea

Pratt & Whitney opens India Engineering Center facility in Karnataka

The new IEC facility is co-located with Pratt & Whitney's India Capabilities Centre (ICC), which opened in 2022 to provide integrated global supply chain support.

4 Jet Airways aircraft attached over non-payment of gratuity to employees

The issue is now pending before the Supreme Court following an appeal by the consortium

Very tough path ahead for new entrants like Akasa, Jet 2.0: GMR official

Julian Carr, the firm's CMO, says it will be "fascinating" to see how IndiGo's desire to grow further progresses when Air India aims to become a big full-service domestic and international carrier

European cargo airline moves NCLT to acquire 3 Jet Airways aircraft

Fresh challenge for reviving Jet as union opposes sale of assets until employees get provident fund and gratuity

UK, Italy, Japan team up to build sixth-generation fighter by 2035

Reports indicate the UK held talks with India on joining the coalition

Air India leases 12 more aircraft to enhance international operations

These aircraft are expected to be inducted in the first half of 2023 and will be deployed on the flag carrier's short, medium and long-haul international routes

IndiGo, SpiceJet international flights diverted due to technical glitches

Failure in one of IndiGo aircraft's hydraulic systems, caution light indication in SpiceJet plane's cockpit cause diversion

How feasible are Rolls-Royce and easyJet's hydrogen engines for planes?

Rolls-Royce and easyJet said that they have successfully run an aircraft engine using green hydrogen created by wind and tidal power

Airports, nearby areas may not get 5G network services anytime soon

DGCA asks telcos to ensure a buffer zone amid fears of C-band 5G interfering with aircraft altimeters

Single-pilot operations only after thorough investigation, EASA says

European Aviation Safety Agency's proposal draws flak from pilots who say it is too risky

Akasa Air to fly with 15 fewer seats due to supply chain woes

The airline expects the issue to be resolved in 6-9 months

Embraer says talks for manufacturing aircraft in India progressing well

Says it's looking at various partnering options for next-gen turboprop aircraft

Centre slashes windfall tax on domestic crude oil, increases on ATF export

At its seventh fortnightly review, the government hiked the tax on the export of ATF to Rs 5 per litre from Rs 3.50

Tata-Airbus' C295 aircraft manufacturing facility to be big boost: Official

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation stone of the Tata-Airbus facility to manufacture C295 military transport planes in Gujarat on Sunday, India will enter an illustrious league of about a dozen nations with the capacity to manufacture such aircraft, officials said. They said the project will also be a big boost to the 'Make In India' push of the government. As the government eyes the transformation of the defence sector through its ambitious indigenous programmes, several projects for domestic manufacturing of defence platforms and equipment such as missiles, field guns, tanks, aircraft carriers, drones, fighter planes, and helicopters are underway, fulfilling the modernisation needs of the armed forces, they noted. However, military transport aircraft was one of the critical missing links in the entire defence industrial complex chain, officials added, asserting the joint venture between Tata and Airbus has plugged that missing piece and will significantly boost

IndiGo asks MoCA to extend wet lease period for wide body aircraft

A wide body plane like B777 has a bigger fuel tank than narrow body aircraft like A320, which allows the former to traverse longer distances

Tata, Airbus grab Rs 22,000-cr project to make C-295 aircraft in Gujarat

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday announced it had, for the first time, entrusted a private firm - Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) - to manufacture an entire aircraft for the military

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Aircraft bird strike incidents rise by 49.3% in January-July period

DGCA official says all airport operators advised to conduct awareness campaigns in schools and localities around airports regarding proper garbage disposal